How to Use palate in a Sentence

palate

noun
  • She's been working hard on a menu that will please the palates of all her guests.
  • The restaurant serves Korean food adapted for the American palate.
  • Sweet and creamy on the palate with lingering vanilla notes.
    Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 3 May 2022
  • The sea salt lingers on the palate, throwing the sweetness into relief.
    Julekha Dash, WSJ, 21 Apr. 2022
  • The cooked agave and fruity notes carry through to the palate, along with the vegetative and earthy notes.
    Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 23 Apr. 2022
  • And don’t forget to mix up one of these sweet cocktails for a colorful, palate-cleansing apéritif!
    Ashley Dunne, Sunset Magazine, 28 Apr. 2022
  • Ships are also equipped with ample drinking and dining venues to suit every palate — picky eaters included.
    Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 25 Sep. 2024
  • On the palate, a balance of wood sugar and spice, culminating in a lingering finish of coconut, red fruit, and caramel.
    Gege Reed, The Courier-Journal, 1 Oct. 2024
  • This wine takes on a very creamy, rounded taste, with an aroma of dry spice/perfume preceding notes of cotton candy and strawberry on the palate.
    Marc Bona, cleveland, 10 Apr. 2022
  • On the palate, citrus gives way to the salinity of Pacific sea kelp and the Sonoma’s forest piney floor.
    Bon Appétit, 31 Mar. 2022
  • Expand your rosé palate with this Corsican wine made from 100% Nielluciu grapes.
    Lauren Hubbard, Town & Country, 18 May 2022
  • There’s an intimacy to it, an unspoken trust and palpable respect for the ingredients, for the skill of the chef and the palate of the diner.
    Washington Post, 5 May 2022
  • Then sour cherries do an invigorating tango with flavors of butterscotch and honeycomb on the palate.
    Michael Alberty | For The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive, 4 May 2022
  • On the palate, there’s a dollop of savory barbecue sauce, some cherry, orange and cinnamon, and all of this is underscored by, true the name, subtle smoke.
    Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 1 Apr. 2022
  • Fruit is almost a celebration on the palate, with apricot and peach layered on pink grapefruit, tangerine, passionfruit and pineapple.
    Sara L. Schneider, Robb Report, 28 Mar. 2022
  • There are multiple variations to choose from on the palate: the citrus quintet of blood orange, lemon, red mandarin, bergamot and lime with Tiaré flower and sandalwood.
    Julissa Jamesstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2022
  • Introducing unfamiliar cultures to American palates is no small feat.
    Kwame Onwuachi, TIME, 2 Oct. 2024
  • There’s a lot going on here, in the glass and on the palate.
    Dave McIntyre, Washington Post, 16 June 2022
  • IL Tornabuoni’s five dining venues cater both to the eye and the palate.
    Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 23 Nov. 2022
  • Best for: The oenophile who wants to broaden their palate.
    Lauren Hubbard, Town & Country, 9 Aug. 2023
  • Some banana and lemon with a slight tang on the palate.
    cleveland, 5 June 2022
  • The rye gives it a nice subtle spice and dark cherry on the back of the palate.
    Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal, 11 Sep. 2023
  • The calls have enough tape to trim it back for smaller palates.
    Nancy Jo Adams, Popular Mechanics, 5 May 2023
  • The idea, Raphael told me, was that the sherbet cleansed your palate and set up your mouth for the steak.
    Joyce Wadler, New York Times, 24 Dec. 2022
  • Like so many cooks, my palate has been shaped by the people and places dear to me.
    Ann Maloney, Washington Post, 2 Jan. 2024
  • The Front Porch Pilsner is a great pick too, an easy drinker that’s light on the palate.
    Nora Heston Tarte, The Mercury News, 13 May 2024
  • The store has a calming palate of muted grays and greens.
    Aaron Morrison, Anchorage Daily News, 16 July 2022
  • The palate is spicy with pepper and vanilla notes, and just a bit of oak.
    Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 6 Oct. 2022
  • Look for notes of vanilla, pear, and honey on the palate.
    Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 6 Aug. 2024
  • No other goose dish will please your palate in quite the same way.
    Maggie Hiufu Wong, CNN, 13 Oct. 2022

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